Syracuse protesters assail immigration proposals

Gary Walts / The Post-StandardTea Party protester Sue Ferretti of Kirkville holds a sign Saturday outside the James Hanley Federal Building on Clinton Street in Syracuse. TEA stands for Taxed Enough Already. Protesters said they were trying to call attention to the illegal immigrant issue.Liam Migdail-SmithContributing writer
Demonstraters held signs and flags and played music Saturday in front of the James Hanley Federal Building in Syracuse to voice their opposition to legislation that would grant amnesty to illegal immigrants.

Angela McConville of Baldwinsville, who organized the protest, equated amnesty to cutting in line, which, she said, is not fair to those immigrants who want to come to the U.S. legally.

“They should go through the process,” McConville said.

One of the goals of the protest, McConville said, was to show support for immigrating by going through the proper channels.